Old, new songs forever Young

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Neil Young has never been one to stay on the beaten path. He's an iconoclast who follows nobody.

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Rage Against the Machine — Concert Review

Saturday, July 24th, 2010

It was a night of protest rock 'n' roll in a pure form: angry, relevant lyrics over simple guitar-bass-drum tracks. And it was outstanding.

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The week ahead in music: July 23 – July 29

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Here's our look at some of the most noteworthy music events scheduled for the coming week. July 23 Lyle Lovett [ tickets ] and his Large Band, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles ...continued Lyle Lovett news at SoundSpike Warpaint news at SoundSpike Jimmy Cliff news at SoundSpike Phosphorescent news at SoundSpike

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Concert review: Gov’t Mule & Cold War Kids at Artscape

Monday, July 19th, 2010

Two songs into Gov't Mule's set at last night's Artscape, bassist Jorgen Carlsson's amp started crackling. The four-piece paused for a minute while the roadies swapped it out, and then resumed the song, "Steppin' Lightly."

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers put Mojo on display at Verizon Amphitheater

Monday, July 19th, 2010

I'm throwing whatever tiny bit of impartiality I may typically posses out the window. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were the first concert I ever saw, way back when the Verizon Amphitheater first opened as the Riverport Amphitheater.

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Hot Tuna’s Jorma Kaukonen is working on a half-century of excellence

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Local fans will get the rare opportunity to hear a plugged-in version of Hot Tuna when the band performs Wednesday night at York's Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center.Guitarist Jorma Kaukonen and bassist Jack Casady, the Hot Tuna mainstays, will be joined by Stroudsburg native G.E. Smith on gu...

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Live Review: Bon Jovi in Edmonton

Friday, July 16th, 2010

EDMONTON - By now, all the good Bon Jovi jokes have been used up.

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Live Review: Arcade Fire in Ottawa

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

OTTAWA - Bluesfest was burning up both ends of Lebreton Flats Tuesday night with a double-headed snarling monster of Canadian A-list rock, with baroque indie darlings Arcade Fire and post-hardcore punkers Alexisonfire on competing stages.

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DIVA TALK: Catching Up with Tony Award Winner Faith Prince

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

News, views and reviews about the multi-talented women of the musical theatre and the concert/cabaret stage.

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Sixteen bands to look out for at the 16th Warped Tour

Sunday, July 4th, 2010

Concert preview: The beauty of the Vans Warped Tour is that if the band in front of you is lame, annoying, pretentious or has one of the monster-vocal dudes you can't stand, you can just walk away and find another one.

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